1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
Teachers use their knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning,
and technology to facilitate experiences that advance student learning,
creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments.
Teachers:
a. promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness.
b. engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems
using digital tools and resources.
c. promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students'
conceptual understanding and thinking,
planning, and creative processes.
d. model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with students,
colleagues, and others in face-to-face and virtual environments.
2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessment
incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in
context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS•S. Teachers:
a. design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and
resources to promote student learning and creativity.
b. develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to
pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their
own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress.
c. customize and personalize learning activities to address students' diverse learning
styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources.
d. provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments
aligned with content and technology standards and use resulting data to inform
learning and teaching.
3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovative
professional in a global and digital society. Teachers:
a. demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge
to new technologies and situations.
b. collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital
tools and resources to support student success and innovation.
c. communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and
peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats.
d. model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate,
analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning.
4. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility
Teachers understand local and global societal issues and responsibilities in an evolving
digital culture and exhibit legal and ethical behavior in their professional practices.
Teachers:
a. advocate, model, and teach safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and
technology, including respect for copyright, intellectual property, and the appropriate
documentation of sources.
b. address the diverse needs of all learners by using learner-centered strategies providing
equitable access to appropriate digital tools and resources.
c. promote and model digital etiquette and responsible social interactions related to the
use of technology and information.
d. develop and model cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with colleagues
and students of other cultures using digital-age communication and collaboration tools.
ISTE Teacher Standards
1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
Teachers use their knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning,
and technology to facilitate experiences that advance student learning,
creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments.
Teachers:
a. promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness.
b. engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems
using digital tools and resources.
c. promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students'
conceptual understanding and thinking,
planning, and creative processes.
d. model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with students,
colleagues, and others in face-to-face and virtual environments.
2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessment
incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in
context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS•S. Teachers:
a. design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and
resources to promote student learning and creativity.
b. develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to
pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their
own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress.
c. customize and personalize learning activities to address students' diverse learning
styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources.
d. provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments
aligned with content and technology standards and use resulting data to inform
learning and teaching.
3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovative
professional in a global and digital society. Teachers:
a. demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge
to new technologies and situations.
b. collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital
tools and resources to support student success and innovation.
c. communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and
peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats.
d. model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate,
analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning.
4. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility
Teachers understand local and global societal issues and responsibilities in an evolving
digital culture and exhibit legal and ethical behavior in their professional practices.
Teachers:
a. advocate, model, and teach safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and
technology, including respect for copyright, intellectual property, and the appropriate
documentation of sources.
b. address the diverse needs of all learners by using learner-centered strategies providing
equitable access to appropriate digital tools and resources.
c. promote and model digital etiquette and responsible social interactions related to the
use of technology and information.
d. develop and model cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with colleagues
and students of other cultures using digital-age communication and collaboration tools.
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